Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-11-18
Items Of Interest.

Ii is estimated that the sum OF
Sl2O. OGO 900 will be collected during the
current fiscal year by the commissioner
of internal revenue.
Mrs. Coffman, who lived in Shehan-
doah county, Va. committed suicide
last week by cutting her throat with
razor. She was Supposed to be insane.
Edward X Burnett WAS sentenced III
Philadelphia on Monday to pay fine
OF 5000 aud IT, h" imprisoned for three
months because he voted three times at
the recent election.
Charley p, the thirteen year oil son
of Thomas II. Jones, who lives near
East New Market. Md, committed sui
eide by eating Paris green about seven
o'clock Sunday night.
Senator Joseph r. Haw ley. of Con-
uecticut WAS married in Philadel phia
on Tuesday TO Miss Edith Horner, OF
England, one of the nurses at the
Blockley Hospital. in that city.
Lust Tuesday Willie Goods was fool
ing with Il gun in Rlmsay's grocery
store at Alexandria, Va, when the
weapon accidentally went off and killed
Henry Reese, the old colored porter.
Mrs. Mcpherson, while sitting in
Macy's store in New York on Friday,
fell in faint, aud her hat pin was
forced into the base OF the skull, pcne-
tratiug her brain, and causing mortal
injury.
Two colored boyS, brothers, named
John aud William Graham, living in
Frederick county, Md, had quarrel
on Monday at the breakfast table. John
settled the fuss hy shooting william
dead with gun.
Jesse Pomeroy. the child murderer,
who is serving life sentence III the
. Massachusetts State prison, has become
totally blind, by the explosion OF gas III
his cell, which he caused, hoping to es-
cape in the confusion.
The scarcity OF water in Western
Ohio and Eastern Indiana is becoming
Il serious matter. Very many mil 5
have had to stop; cattle are actually
suffering for drink; village wells are
dry, aud typhoid and other fevers are
appearing.
Alfred Nelson and Arthur French,
boys aged respectively eleven aud seven,
quarreled while at play in the village
of Weston, Mass, Monday. The elder
lad threw at the younger sharp stone,
which struck young French in the neck
severing his jugular vein and causing
him TO bleed to death in few minutes.
4 would. be masher accOSted a factory
girl on the streets of Augusta, Me-, the
other evening and wanted to 90 home
with her. She said that he might, and
then carefully led her escort into Il
water tank that was sunk in the ground.
She stood and laughed at him rs he
crawled out, and sneaked Oft, wet aS a
drowned rat.
A fight occurred near Hemphill
Texas, Sunday evening, between a
sheriff's posse and old Willis Connor<. Il
famous outlaw of Eastern Texas, re-
sulting in the death of Counors and his
l0-ycar. old grandson. ConnorS was
the father Of nine sons, eight of whom
have been killed during the past five
years in fights with officers.
Rev. Father Heinau, pastor of st.
JLSepu German IatnoIlc Juurcn IN
East Mauch Chunk, Pa, has declared
war on bustles. He brands them AS un-
slightly, as production of vanity, and
as altogether immoral. He further as
serts that unless the women Of his con-
gregation, old and young, abandon that
offensive article he will not give them
ecclesiastical attentions. but will turn
them from the church.